Spanish Conversation · Level 10
88 words
Spanish word
hacia
Pronunciation
IPA/ˈaθja/
Meaning
- prepositiontoward
Example
Voy hacia la estación.
I am going toward the station.
More examples
La reunión comienza hacia las diez.
The meeting starts about ten.
Core concept
A person walking toward a door but stopping before entering.
Common phrases
hacia las diez
about ten
avanzar hacia la meta
move toward the goal
mirar hacia el futuro
look to the future
Similar words
a: Heads directly to a named place and implies arrival.
para: Signals the intended purpose or objective of an action.
en dirección a: Progresses in a set direction toward a destination.
Definition in Spanish
Marca orientación o tendencia en la dirección de algo y que también expresa aproximación en horas o cantidades.
Word origin
Derived from Latin ad via medieval Romance attestations acia and haçia, which evolved into the modern Spanish hacia used for direction and for approximate times or quantities.
Usage tips
- Not interchangeable with a: hacia shows movement or tendency toward something without guaranteeing arrival, while a often marks arrival or an exact destination or time.
Other meanings
- in the direction ofpreposition
- aboutpreposition
Opposites
- desdefrompreposition